Reflexive Verbs - Wederkerende Werkwoorde
The reflexive verbs are not from one of the 5 verb groups, but it is a verb type. (Other verb types are transitive or intransitive verbs -- Google them to understand them better.).It can be regular, or without the GE- prefix in the past tense (as a prefixed verb or an inseparable compound verb) or it could be a separable compound verb. The focus is that the subject has to do the action and it can't be transferred.
Also:
See the vocabulary list in the Vocabulary section.
See the Reflexive Verb Introduction in the Grammar Introduction Section
Examples - Voorbeelde
Regular verb: | skaam -- Ek skaam my vir my swak gedrag. (I am ashamed for my bad behavior) |
Prefixed verb: | verbeel -- Jy het jou verbeel jy het my gister gesien. (I was imagining things that I saw you yesterday) |
Separable Compound Verb: | voorneem -- Hy neem homself voor om die mense te help. (He undertakes [commits himself] to help the people.) |
You will notice the object pronoun of the subject. You can also add SELF:
sy ... haar(self)
ek ... my(self)
jy ... jou(self)
ons ... ons(self)